Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 31 March
Delays and uncertainty surround vaccine rollout in PNG The commencement of vaccinations of frontline health staff in PNG has been delayed. Uncertainty among health… Read More
March, 2021
Revisiting green bond market development in Viet Nam
TAPAN SARKER | Green bonds (GBs) are being used around the world as a financial tool for raising capital for projects that… Read More
Coping with COVID-19: The perilous case of vaccine inequality
YAN ISLAM | The Lancet Commission has urged the global community that rapid vaccination on a global scale is essential in tempering and, finally,… Read More
The upward spiral of violence in Myanmar
ANDREW SELTH | The clashes in Myanmar’s streets between largely peaceful protesters and armed members of the security forces over recent weeks evoke memories… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 24 March
PNG COVID-19 situation worsens The COVID-19 situation in PNG continues to worsen. The number of confirmed cases now exceeds 3,000 and the number of… Read More
Australia has more to lose in a human rights ‘face off’ with China
COLIN MACKERRAS | China is stepping up human rights accusations against Australia following numerous condemnations Australia has made on the same grounds. Before… Read More
How are Pacific businesses really doing?
TESS NEWTON CAIN | For the first of our Pacific Outlook webinars of 2021, the Pacific Hub partnered with Pacific Trade Invest (PTI)… Read More
The Quad gives a boost to India’s vaccine diplomacy
The most notable takeaway from the first-ever “Quad” leaders meeting involving the US, India, Japan and Australia at the weekend was the agreement on expanding… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 17 March
The Grand Chief makes his final journey home The body of Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare has been transferred to his home province of East… Read More
Papua New Guineans farewell the Grand Chief in Brisbane
TESS NEWTON CAIN | In the heart of Brisbane, the PNG community came together to mark the passing of the Grand Chief,… Read More
